BT’s plans to cut around a third of payphones in Scotland comes following a 90 per cent drop in usage over the last decade.

Of about 4,800 payphones in Scotland, fewer than five calls were made from 1,280 of them over the past year.

After the CairnGorm box was included on the list, leading Scottish mountain sports website, Winterhighland Ltd, said: “The iconic red BT phone box on CairnGorm Mountain situated just above the Base Station of the funicular is amongst over 170 listed for removal by BT in the Highland Council area.

“As well as being something of an iconic feature, it’s also a potential life saver - there may only be a handful of calls made but one could literally be the difference between life and death in an emergency situation, esp as this box is widely indicated on maps.”